JIMMY MCGRIFF LET'S STAY TOGETHER STEPPIN UP SOUL SURVIVORS GREASE RARE 4LP SET

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JIMMY MCGRIFF - LET'S STAY TOGETHER GROOVE MERCHANT RE-ISSUE GM506 SO LONG OUT OF PRINT THE JACKET DOESN'T EVEN HAVE A BARCODE STARTS THIS COLLECTION OF 4 LPS - NO TITLES EVER HAD A STORE PRICING STICKER ATTACHED TO THE PLASTIC WRAP

PLUS WE ARE ADDING these two sealed LPS  1st - STEPPIN' UP WITH JIMMY MCGRIFF & HANK CRAWFORD IN ITS ORIGINAL 1ST EDITION RELEASE FROM MILESTONE RECORDS and dated on the back jacket 1987 and a MILESTONE DIGITAL MASTERED RECORDING.

PLUS SOUL SURVIVORS MILESTONE RECORDS 1ST EDITION IN 1986 DATED ON THE BACK OF THE JACKET & MASTERING BY GEORGE HORN AT MILESTONE RECORDS ORIGINAL RELEASE and these titles alone sells for $100+ at the world's largest retailer. THIS LP HAS A CUTOUT IN THE SEALED JACKET ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT HAND CORNER.

AND  ALL 3 TITLES ABOVE ARE FACTORY SEALED. 

PLUS WE ARE ADDING THE FREE BONUS OF AN OPEN COPY VPI CLEANED & PLAY TESTED IN VERY GOOD CONDITION OF THE TREMENDOUSLY RARE GROOVE GREASE MERCHANT RECORDS GM-503 LIMITED EDITION LP. THIS IS JUST A FREE BONUS & HAS NO VALUE TO THE SET.

THIS IS OUR LAST SET FOREVER.

 Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, McGriff started playing piano at the age of five and by his teens had also learned to play vibes, alto sax, drums and upright bass.[2] His first group was as bassist in a piano trio. When he joined the United States Army, McGriff served as an MP during the Korean War and he later became a police officer in Philadelphia for two years.[1]

Music kept drawing McGriff's attention away from the police force. His childhood friend, organist Jimmy Smith, had begun earning a substantial reputation in jazz for his Blue Note records (the two played together once in 1967) and McGriff became entranced by the organ sound while Richard "Groove" Holmes played at his sister's wedding. Holmes went on to become McGriff's teacher and friend and they recorded together on two occasions in 1973 for two Groove Merchant records.

McGriff bought his first Hammond B-3 organ in 1956, spent six months learning the instrument, then studied at New York's Juilliard School. He also studied privately with Milt Buckner, Jimmy Smith, and Sonny Gatewood. He was influenced by the energy and dynamics of organist Milt Buckner and the diplomatic aplomb of Count Basie, and by local organists such as Howard "The Demon" Whaley and Austin Mitchell.

 TITLES ARE: THE TWO GROOVE MERCHANT LPS ARE SO LONG OUT OF PRINT NEITHER HAS A BARCODE ON THE BACK OF THE JACKETS.

"Let's Stay Together"  GROOVE MERCHANT RECORDS GM 506 plays funk infused jazz. This album is hopelessly lost in the 1970's -and that's part of what's so great about "Let's Stay Together." The crowning tribute here to bell bottoms, pet rocks and platform shoes is the 'Theme From Shaft.' Other recognizable covers include 'What's Going On' and 'Georgia On My Mind.' Jimmy's Hammond B-3 spews out chunks of funk, while the bass plays fat grooves and a greasy brass section punctuates just the right moments. An occasional LAWRENCE FRAZIER guitar solo provides some elegance. In terms of significance, this music is now the roots of acid jazz. "Let's Stay Together" isn't a timeless classic, it's an unapologetically dated gem.

7. April in Paris 

HANK CRAWFORD & JIMMY MCGRIFF - SOUL SURVIVORS WITH GEORGE BENSON ON SIDE ONE OF THIS MASTERPIECE OF VINYL 1986 MILESTONE/FANTASY RECORDS M-9142. THIS PRESSING IS SO RARE THAT THE CD USED IS SELLING FOR OVER $400. This LP has a cutout in this original sealed jacket.

TRACKS ARE SIDE ONE - BECAUSE OF YOU - FRIM FRAM SAUCE & THE PEEPER

SIDE TWO WITH JIM PITTSBURGH ON GUITAR - ONE MINT JULEP - THE SECOND TIME AROUND & AFTER SUPPER

GROOVE GREASE RE-ISSUE FROM ORIGINAL GROOVE MERCHANT LABEL GM 503

Tracklist

HANK CRAWFORD/JIMMY MCGRIFF - STEPPIN UP - ORIGINAL MILESTONE RECORDS 1987 ISSUE M-9153 DIGITAL REMASTERED PRESSING FROM 1987 - this title alone sells for $84 at the world's largest retailer.

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